Cognoscente Definition

kŏnyə-shĕntē, kŏgnə-
cognoscenti
noun
A person with special knowledge in some field, esp. in the fine arts.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Cognoscente

Noun

Singular:
cognoscente
Plural:
cognoscenti

Origin of Cognoscente

  • Obsolete Italian from Latin cognōscēns cognōscent- present participle of cognōscere to know cognition

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Obsolete Italian cognoscente (now conoscente) from Latin cognoscere "to know"

    From Wiktionary

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